The House Judiciary Committee, Chaired by Tom Caltagirone (Berks -D) has scheduled statewide hearings on gun-related crime. This will be an opportunity for gun owners in Pennsylvania to express their concerns regarding the many recent anti-gun proposals introduced in the House of Representatives, which include "one-gun-a-month" schemes and "semi-automatic" firearm bans. The following is a preliminary list of cities and dates.
March 16 Wilkies Barre
Host: Rep. Ed Pashinski
Location to be confirmed at a later date
10:00 am - Noon
March 23 South Philadelphia
Host: Rep. Harold James
Dixon House Community Center
1920 South 20th Street
10:00 a.m. - Noon
March 27 Erie
Host: Rep. Patrick Harkins
Booker T. Washington Center
1720 Holland Street
10:00 a.m. - Noon
March 28 Pittsburgh (Oakland neighborhood)
Host: Rep. Dan Frankel
Carnegie-Mellon University
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
March 29 Reading
Host: Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
Reading City Hall
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Chester (Delaware County)
Host: Rep. Bryan Lentz and Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland
Community Hospital
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
March 30 West Philadelphia
Host: To be Determined
Southwest Senior Center
6916 Elmwood Avenue
10:00 a.m. - noon
April 13 North Philadelphia
Host: Rep. Jewell Williams
Colorado Community Center
2243-57 North 20th Street
April 20 Center City Philadelphia
Host: Rep. Dwight Evans/Councilwoman Donna Reed-Miller
Philadelphia City Hall
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
April 27 Harrisburg - Final policy hearing.
If you are interested in presenting testimony or need further information on any of the informational meetings please contact John Ryan or Bill Andring at 717-787-3525. |
